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The 500 most common nouns in French 🇫🇷

French nouns ranked by how often they appear, each with its translation and an example sentence. Press the speaker to hear a word.

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1avoirasset, possession
2passtep, pace, footstep
3unefront page
4devoirduty
5chosething
6parpar
7sonsound
8hommeman
9jourday
10femmewoman
11tempstime
12vielife, the state of organisms prior to death
13mercimercy
14dieua god, male divinity
15foistime
16pèrefather
17fillegirl
18mondeworld
19besoinneed
20accordchord
21amifriend
22monsieurmister, sir
23enfantchild
24heurehour, time
25mèremother
26maisonhouse
27gensset of people
28nuitnight
29personneperson
30soirevening
31noma name, especially a last name or family name
32bonjourgreetings, hello
33peurfear
34mamanmummy, mommy, mom, mum
35problèmeproblem
36argentsilver
37mainhand
38airair
39filsson
40tĂŞtehead
41coupblow, hit, strike
42raisonreason
43amourlove
44maltrouble, difficulty
45devenirfuture
46momentmoment
47voiturecar
48faitfact
49questionquestion
50affairebusiness, matter, affair
51frèrebrother
52travailwork, labor
53idéeidea
54famillefamily
55trucprocedure, technique
56chancechance
57histoirestory
58minuteminute
59typetype, sort, kind
60portedoor
61mecguy, fellow, bloke, chap, dude, boyfriend
62annéeyear
63moismonth
64putainwhore, hooker
65partshare
66eauwater, a liquid that is transparent, colorless, odorless, and tasteless in its pure form, the primary constituent of lakes, rivers, seas, and oceans
67sangblood
68placeplace, square, plaza, piazza
69villetown, city
70terreearth, soil
71semaineweek
72garslad, guy
73chambrea chamber in its various senses, including:
74côtéside
75cascase, situation
76motword
77salutwave
78policepolice
79suiteresult
80matinmorning
81toucherthe act of touching
82marihusband
83papapapa, a child's father, also as form of address: dad, daddy
84traintrain
85filmmovie, film
86garçonboy
87corpsbody
88feufire
89docteura doctor
90façonway, manner, fashion
91pointpoint
92chiendog
93guerrewar
94genrekind
95merdeturd, piece of feces, shit
96armea weapon, arms
97causecause
98endroitplace, spot
99ordreorder
100resterest, remainder
101piedfoot
102enviedesire, lust, urge
103finend, close, finish
104pardonpardon, forgiveness
105photophoto
106devantfront
107droitright
108écoleschool
109chefhead
110boulotwork
111paysland, country, region, nation
112peinepunishment
113livrebook
114tourtower
115véritétruth
116bébébaby
117partiepart
118jeugame
119parentrelative, relation, family member
120serviceservice
121plaisirpleasure
122litbed
123lieuplace
124roiking
125verreglass
126aidehelp, support
127journéeday
128numéronumber
129musiquemusic
130fauteerror, mistake
131mariagemarriage
132bureaudesk
133routeroad
134cafécoffee
135confianceconfidence
136compteaccount
137téléphonetelephone
138attentionattention
139rĂŞvedream
140copainfriend, chum, mate , pal, buddy
141ruestreet, road
142lettreletter
143fĂŞtewinter holidays
144espritimmaterial or incorporeal substance
145seigneurlord
146fliccopper, pig, rozzer,
147capitainecaptain, leader
148âgeage
149forceforce
150pièceroom
151culbutt, bum, ass, arse
152brasarm
153planmap
154prisonprison
155étatstate, condition
156cartecard
157paixpeace
158présidentpresident
159coursstream of water, river
160cielsky
161âmesoul
162patronboss, employer
163visageface
164médecinphysician, doctor
165rapportratio
166avisopinion
167retourreturn
168lumièrelight
169dollardollar
170hĂ´pitalhospital
171voixvoice
172honneurhonor
173équipeteam
174chevalhorse
175maîtremaster
176avionaeroplane
177boutend, extremity, tip
178faimhunger
179oncleuncle
180prixprize
181retarddelay
182cadeaupresent, gift
183faceface
184gueulegullet, snout, face
185cheminpath, way, road
186généralgeneral
187bateaua vessel of any size, a ship or boat
188sacbag, sack
189erreurerror
190soleilsun
191voyagetrip, travel
192concunt, pussy
193balleball
194cheveua headhair
195papierpaper
196tabletable
197clékey
198agentagent
199sensmeaning, sense
200messagemessage
201sallehall
202effeteffect
203espècetype, sort, kind
204passépast tense
205boiswood
206proposaim, intention
207campcamp
208sortesort, kind, type
209hĂ´telmansion, town house, hotel
210débutstart, beginning
211jambeleg
212choixchoice
213sécuritésecurity, safety
214baiserkiss
215avocatlawyer, attorney
216clientclient, retainer, follower
217courantcurrent
218peuplepeople
219damelady
220loilaw
221fondback
222gossechild, kid
223fricdosh, dough, bread
224situationsituation
225accidentaccident
226doutedoubt
227scènescene, stage
228soldatsoldier
229preuveevidence, proof
230humainhuman
231mersea
232silencesilence
233téléTV, telly
234victimevictim
235putewhore, slut
236gardea watch, guard
237meurtremurder
238groupegroup
239crimea category of severe infractions within French law, with the strongest of penalties, a felony.
240colonela colonel, highest commissioned officer below generals
241parolespeech, language
242honteshame
243soiréeevening
244arméearmy
245dosback
246appelcall
247visitevisit
248fleurflower, bloom, blossom, collectively, the reproductive organs and the envelope which surrounds them in angiosperms
249coinwedge, cornerpiece
250princeprince
251bordelbrothel
252professeurteacher
253habitudehabit
254réponseresponse, answer, reply
255villagevillage
256conneriefoolish act
257formeshape
258bruita noise
259diabledevil
260exempleexample
261chatcat
262gaminstreet urchin, street kid
263rendez-vousdate
264trouhole
265fenĂŞtrewindow
266impressionan impression, the overall effect of something
267bouchemouth
268ligneline
269murwall
270enferHell
271boîtebox
272santéhealth
273cuisinekitchen
274vuesight
275peauskin of a person or animal
276salaudbastard, wretch
277conseilpiece of advice
278vinwine
279doigtfinger
280grâcegrace, charm
281missionmission
282chansonsong
283potemate , buddy
284robedress, frock
285billetticket
286moyenway, method, mean of doing something
287vaisseauship, vessel
288postepost office
289anniversairebirthday
290signesign
291volflight
292couleurcolor, colour
293imagepicture, image
294arbretree
295bièrebeer
296poissonfish
297intérêtinterest
298lieutenantlieutenant
299dangerdanger
300animalanimal
301borda border, edge, limit , boundary
302libertéliberty, freedom
303règlerule, regulation
304banquebank
305classeclass, type, group
306dossierback of furniture, to rest the sitter's back on
307bonheurhappiness
308butaim
309bandeband, strip
310radioradio, tuner
311camaradebuddy, mate
312oiseaubird
313ventatmospheric wind
314rechercheresearch
315systèmesystem
316ennuiboredom, lassitude
317tanteaunt
318héroshero
319pitiépity, mercy
320appartementapartment, flat
321douleurpain
322sentimenta sentiment, general thought, sense or feeling
323grand-pèregrandfather
324sociétésociety
325neznose
326joiejoy
327relationrelation
328témoinwitness
329acteuractor
330moitiéhalf
331bainbath
332marchémarket
333denttooth
334mademoiselleMiss
335adresseaddress
336cousincousin
337compagniecompany
338chaussureshoe
339oreilleear
340grand-mèregrandmother
341artart
342blaguepouch, especially for tobacco
343avenirfuture
344beautébeauty
345laisseleash, lead
346courserun, running
347manièremanner, way
348expérienceexperiment, trial, test
349soincare
350courcourtyard, yard
351listelist
352couragecourage
353secoursaid, assistance, help
354milieumiddle, center
355contactcontact, contact
356inspecteurinspector
357projetproject
358rĂ´lerole
359risquerisk
360actionaction, act, deed
361angeangel
362avanceearly
363languetongue
364thétea
365colèreanger, rage
366départdeparture, start
367voleurrobber, thief
368tortfault
369vacancevacancy, free position
370machinemachine, device
371bĂŞtebeast, animal
372painbread
373barbar
374clubclub
375étésummer
376pierrestone
377salopeslut
378glaceice
379décisiondecision
380jugejudge
381contrĂ´lecontrol
382maladieillness, disease
383quartierquarter, district , neighbourhood
384traversoutside
385dommagedamage
386cigarettecigarette
387épouxspouse
388tasheap, pile
389filyarn, thread, wire
390combatcombat
391morceaupiece, slice, bit, morsel
392églisechurch
393demanderequest
394bombebomb
395espoirhope
396tueurkiller
397dimancheSunday
398taxitaxi
399cinémacinema
400matchmatch, game
401informationpiece of information, datum
402toilettetoilet
403notenote
404gouvernementgovernment
405monstremonster
406montagnemountain
407solutionsolution
408opérationoperation
409occasionoccasion, opportunity
410positionposition
411cerveaubrain
412excuseexcuse
413vĂŞtementgarment, item of clothing
414regardlook, glance
415planèteplanet
416mensongea lie or falsehood
417lunethe Moon
418démondemon
419mémoirememory
420magasinshop, store
421jardingarden
422naturenature
423tracetrace
424félicitationcongratulation
425attaqueattack
426laitmilk
427résultatoutcome, result
428camionlorry , truck
429basebase
430reinequeen
431droguedrug
432îleisland
433couteauknife
434enquĂŞteinquest, investigation, examination
435goûttaste, flavour
436penséea thought
437marrea sort of hoe
438importanceimportance
439bouteillebottle
440champfield in its various senses, including:
441centrecentre, center
442malheursadness, unhappiness
443miraclemiracle
444réunionmeeting
445acteact
446pontbridge
447faîtetop, summit, pinnacle
448caméravideo camera
449membremember
450voieway, track
451différencedifference
452détaildetail
453millemile
454testtest, a cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious metals are melted for trial and refinement
455assassinan assassin or other murderer
456commandantcommander
457gâteaua sponge cake, i.e. a cake made with a chemical leavening agent , making it light and airy
458spectaclea show, a spectacle, a performance, a concert
459métierjob, profession, trade
460chapeauhat
461respectrespect
462sous-titragesubtitling
463étoilestar
464genouknee
465sorciersorcerer, magician, warlock
466foifaith
467souriresmile
468zonezone
469réalitéreality
470contratcontract
471marchemarch
472destindestiny, fate
473urgenceemergency, urgency
474vertgreen
475terrainground, landscape
476foliemadness, folly, insanity, silliness, craziness
477arrièreback, rear
478sexegender
479pistetrack or trail
480prĂŞtrepriest
481usinefactory
482appareilapparatus, device
483costumea style of dress characteristic of a particular country, period or people
484codecode
485dansedance
486campagnecountry , countryside
487intentionintention
488anglaisEnglish language
489valisecase, suitcase
490justicejustice
491défensedefence
492arrĂŞtstopping, checking, arrest
493niveaulevel
494busbus
495nordnorth
496crisecrisis
497connardbastard, jerk, asshole
498tableaupainting
499restaurantrestaurant
500trésortreasure

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